Even if you're not steeped in Spanish music, we think you'll recognize many of these beautiful, classic melodies.

The suite from Bizet's Carmen as performed by the LA Guitar Quartet is delicioso; kudos also to the Cincinnati Pops' killer arrangement of selections from Manuel de Falla's Three-Cornered Hat, as conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. Although everything here is superb, special praise goes to David Russell's exquisite renditions of the Adagio from Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and the Capricho árabe by Francisco Tarrega.

"Angel Romero and his father Celedonio are part of the 'first family of the guitar'. David Russell would make most people's lists of best guitarists who still have much of their careers ahead of them. Finally, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is without any serious rival for top spot in the world of contemporary guitar ensembles…. Russell performs two solo guitar pieces that are essential parts of the instrument's repertoire: Albéniz' Asturias—originally for piano, it has always seemed as if it were written for guitar—and Tárrega's Capricho Arabe in beautiful, flawless performances. Romeros, father and son, play a jota by Granados. Angel solos in an anonymous Romance."—Musicweb International